verb

1. To clasp (someone or each other) in the arms with affection; to take in the arms; to hug.

2. To seize (something) eagerly or with alacrity; to accept or take up with cordiality; to welcome.

   “I wholeheartedly embrace the new legislation.”

3. To submit to; to undergo.

Synonyms: accept, entwine, surround, fall on someone's neck

noun

1. The act of embracing (in various senses).